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Dear COEHD Faculty:
I want to remind faculty of the imminent VPR seed grant deadlines below. It is imperative
PIs contact the RSC for timely CAYUSE routing. Please note: COE and COS faculty are
ineligible to apply for the INTRA program.
The Internal Research Awards (INTRA) program is part of The UTSA Vice President for
Research's coordinated efforts to promote research and scholarship of the highest
quality. This program offers experience in identifying and submitting applications to
potential funding sources, provides preliminary data to support applications for
extramural funding, and enhances scholarly and creative activities. The program is
awarding approximately 20 grants of $5,000 each to winning applications. Deadline:
February 28, 2018
The Grant for Research Advancement and Transformation (GREAT) program will provide seed
grants to support new areas of research for faculty at UTSA. The primary goal of these
awards will be to assemble preliminary data that can be used to seek extramural funding
and advance UTSA's goal of reaching Tier I status. It is expected that up to six
grants for a maximum of $20,000 each may be awarded annually, based on availability of
funds. Deadline: March 9, 2018
The Connecting through Research Partnerships (Connect) Program sponsored by the Office of
the Vice President for Research (VPR) at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) and
the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), is a grant opportunity offered to enhance greater
scientific collaboration between the two institutions and to increase both UTSA's and
SwRI's research-funding base with cross-campus collaborative programs. The program
encourages interaction between investigators in support of the acquisitions of established
extramural, peer-reviewed research funding. This agreement provides unprecedented
opportunities for researchers to work together in addressing issues of mutual interest and
need. The combined contributions of the two organizations are $125,000, of which UTSA will
dedicate $50,000. Deadline: March 31, 2019
The SALSI Innovation Challenge is an initiative to fund high risk, high reward studies
that have the potential to create ground-breaking research and novel approaches. Proposed
research should lead to extramural funding and have a translational impact to the
region's healthcare and bioscience industry. This cycle will focus on substance
abuse/prevention. Proposals submitted for exploratory or novel studies that break new
ground or extend previous discoveries leading in a new direction or towards innovative
applications. The total maximum amount to be requested is $100,000 per award ($50,000 per
institution). It is anticipated that two projects will be funded. NOI Deadline: March 19,
2018; Proposal Deadline: April 16, 2018
The SALSI Clusters in Research Excellence program calls for proposals aimed at developing
two new strategic research clusters between The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)
and UT Health San Antonio (UT Health SA) and building a solid foundation for subsequent
extramural funding. Specifically, SALSI will establish and support two institutionally
driven clusters in the area of Healthcare Cybersecurity over a 12-month period. Proposals
will be accepted from both the life and social sciences, as applied to the broad range of
issues in healthcare cybersecurity research. The total maximum amount to be requested is
$100,000 per award ($50,000 per institution). It is anticipated that two projects will be
funded. NOI Deadline: March 19, 2018; Proposal Deadline: April 16, 2018
The RFPs with information on how to apply, faculty eligibility and approaching deadlines
are attached. RFPs are also be available for download on the VPR's funding
opportunities page at http://research.utsa.edu/research-funding/opportunities/ .
